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Filed March l2. 1929 lNvN-roR A desem! .L. KALLU 5 atented ug. l2, 1936 OFFICE JOSEPH L. KALLUS, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK non.'

Application led March 12, 1929. Serial No. 343,329.

My-invention relates to dolls and more particularly to that type of dolls which includes a head movable or adjustable to different positions. Up to the present time the necks of dolls of .the indicated class have always been constructed as integral parts either of the heads or bodies thereof, andY dolls constructed in this manner with adjustable heads are old and well known.`

Such existing dolls include disadvantages with respect to the manufacture thereof, `and also in connection with the assembling and operation of the parts, and in a comparatively short space of time develop defects which destroy theircharacteristics as dolls with consequent loss of attractiveness to the children. The object of the present invention is to overcome these disadvantages by constructing the doll necks as separate units or elements, independent of the heads or bodies, and then combining such separate necks with the heads and bodies in predetei-mined ways to form the completed dolls.

Other more specific objects will appear from the description hereinafter, and the features of novelty will be pointed out in the claim.

1n the accompanying drawing, which illustrates several examples of the invention without defining its limits, Fig. 1 isan elevation showing one type of doll embodying the novel features; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary section on an enlarged scale, of the head, neck and body of said doll; 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 showing another form of the invention; Fig. 4 is an inverted end view of the neck member of the doll of Fig. 3, Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view,partly in section, illustrating still another form of the invention, and Fig. 6 is an -enlarged fragmentary section of a doll head showing a fastening means included in the novel arrangement.

The type of doll body and the construction and form thereof as to material and arrangement may be of any conventionaltype as this forms no part of the present invention.

In Fig. 1 I have accordingly shown a doll comprising a body 10 having the usual arms 11 and legs 12. YIn the form illustrated, the body 10 is made Aof any suitable rigid ma- Wood, papier mch or the like, and` generally is of hollow form. Similarly the head 13 may be of any customary type and construction, excepting as hereinafter pointed out,

and may also be made of any suitable material such as hereinbefore pointed out.

I n dolls of the class including a movable or adJustable head, as heretofore made, the neck comprises either an integral part of the bod)7` 10, or a correspondingly integral part of the head 13, it being well knownin the art to provide dolls in which the head is adjustable to dierent positionsrelatively to the body. The essence of the present invention consists in constructing the neck of the doll as a separate neck member independently of the body and head to thereby provide a doll construction possessing material advantages over existing type of dolls and including none of the disadvantages thereof.

In the form shown in Figs. 1 and 2, the neck consists of a member 14 of suitable material and of cylindrical form, the one end of which is rounded as indicated at 15 and fitted into a neck socket 16 with which the 75 head 13 is provided and the peripheral surface of which is bevelled or curved to fit the rounded end 15 of the neckmember 14. The opposite end of the neck member 14 is approximately flat and extends into a neck recess 17 formed in the upper part of t ebody `10, as shown in Fig. 2; the neck recess 17o@- cludes an internal flange 18, which constitutes the bottom of said recess 17 upon which the\\ In the example now neck member 14 rests. being described, the neck member 14 1s fixed or secured in the recess 17 in any convenient manner, as by gluing or cementing it in place so as to form a rigid continuation ofthe body 10, as clearly illustrated. Any suitable means may bev provided for maintaining the head 13 in movable connection with the neck member 14. As shown in Fig. 2, this means comprises a rod 19 connected with the head 13, preferably in the novel manner to be more fully set forth hereinafter, and a spring 20 having its one end fastened to the free end of the rod 19 and its other end connected wit h a cross bar 21 located at the lower end of said 50 terial, such as bisque, wood pulp composition,

neck member 14, preferably in a recess 22 10Q in the neck socket 16 with which the head 13a is in this case also provided. As shown in the drawing, the neck member 1112* includes anoutwardly projecting annular ange 24C, preferably located at one end of said neck member 14a. r1`he latter is provided also with an axial bore 23a Which may, as shown, diverge upwardly and serves to accom1nodate the means whereby the neck member 14 and the head 13a are maintained in movable connection With each other; the means in question may consist as in the first form of a rod 19, spring 20 and cross bar 21. in the finished doll the flexible body material 10HL which may be a suitable fabric or the like, projects over the flange 24 and is secured in place by a Wire or other fastening means 25, Which extends circumferentially about the neck member 14a.

In the two forms so far described, the heads andthe neck members, While they are constructed as separate independent member, are connected in the form of units adapted to be secured to the bodies 10 or 10a, the neck members 1 4 and 14 being fixed to said bodies and serving` to adjustably or movably mount the heads thereon.

is provided with a neck recess 16b into which, in this case, one end of the neck member 14 is movably seated, the outer end of said neck member 14h being fitted in the next socket 16b with which the head 13b is provided. W ith this arrangement the head is adjustable or movable on the neck member as in the previous forms, and in addition, the neck member 14 is itself movable relatively to the body 10b, said neck member 1li having its opposite ends rounded or curvedI to provide the necessary bearing surfaces to permit a large variety of relative movements of both the neck member 145 and the head 13". The means whereby the head 13", neck member 14 and body 101 are maintained in movable connection with each other may be' of any conventional form and as shown, consists of a rod 19, one` end of which is embodied in the head 13b, and the other end of which is connected with ,elastic cords or the like 26 which themselves may be attached to the legs of the doll for movably holding them in 1proper position on the body 1()b in the We known Way; in this form the neck mem- In the form shown in' F ig. 5, the body 10b ber 14b is provided With an axial bore 23", through which the rod 19a extends.

By constructing the neck member as a separate member independently of the body or head of the doll, the manufacture of the latter is facilitated and it is possible in the case of dolls having molded heads to simultaneously cast more head pergiven'de than has heretofore been possible; experience has shown that the number of heads Which may be molded with the present construction is as muchas double that which is possible under existing conditions. n other Words, by constructing the neck members as separate ele ments independently of the bodies and heads, instead of as integral parts of one or the other of these elements, the ldimensions of the recesses in which the heads are cast may be materially reduced to compensate for the absence of the neck members to thereby increase the capacity of a given .mold Without in any Way changing the dimensions thereof. At the same time, the novel arrangement hereinbefore described in all of its forms makes it possible to provide a common base with interchangeable heads so as to still further facilitatethe production of the dolls and to reduce the cost thereof to a minimum. r1`he novel construction applies with equal advantage to either soft or hard dolls, thus overcoming a disadvantage existin 'heretofore, which required one type of ead for soft dolls and another type for hard or Wood turned dolls.

With the construction shown in the drawings, the head is capable of any, number of movements relatively to the body and in the form shown in Fig. 5, is capable of what may be termed compound movements, that is, movements of the head on the neck, and movements of the body and head relatively to the neck. The dolls made according to the invention may be made of any base material, excepting perhaps glass or metals, ycapable of receiving bonding agents, such as lacquer, cement, dextrin etc., varnish, casein, glue, etc. A flock-may be applied to the surface covered with the bonding agent insufcient quantities to cover the same so as to obtain the soft'appearance in the doll which is very desirable. rlihe doll may be tinted with stencils or the like in the usual manner to provide a very life-like appearance therein. The separate neck member has the further advantage that'the doll in which it is incorporated is capable of yielding, this being particularly true of the form shown in Fig. 5. As a result of this, if the doll should be dropped either accidentally or intentionally the yielding action of the head and neck member Within the body absorbs the impacts and thus reduces the possibility of breaking the doll to a minimum.

While any conventional type of means may be utilized for fastening the head and neck member in movable connection with each other, or to correspondingly fasten the head, neck member and body together, it is preferred toutilize the novel meansillustrated in the drawings for this purpose. Under such conditions the head 13' or its equivalent is cast or molded in two sections. a, vb, in each of which an undercut recess c is formed at the free edges thereof during the molding. The sections a, are united with each other along the joint d' by means of suitable glue, cement or the like, the recess c being so located as to register with each other at the joint d to form an internal seat having a reduced outlet e whereby shoulders f are formed, as shown in Fig. 6. Prior to the connection of the sections a and b with each other, the rod 19 or its equivalent has its one end placed in position in one of the recesses c so that said rod projects outwardly through the outlet e thereof. After the two sections a and b have been united in the manner hereinbefore described, the one end of said rod 19 will thus be embedded in the material of which the head is made. rlhe aforesaid rod.19 may be provided with a head g sutliciently large to prevent its withdrawal through the outlet e or said rod may extend through a washer )t of larger dimensions than the outlet e, in which case f said washer is placed in position in the recess c before the sections a, b, are united with each other. En any case the one end of the rod 19 is firmly embedded in the head in engagement with the shoulders f which prevent unintentional disconnection .o the rod 19 from' the head under the tension imposed on said lrod by the spring 20 or its equivalent. lin

In a doll, a body, a hollow head consisting of two sections joined together along a predetermined line, the walls of the two sections havin opposed recesses in their meetf ing faces, t e portions of the meeting faces of the walls between said recesses and the outer side of the walls being in contact, said walls having restricted openings in theporthe sai rod extending into the hollow of the head, and means connected to said rod and to the body for holding the head on the body. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set m hand. t

y JOSEPH L. KALLUS.

addition to its other advantages, this arrangement of fastening means possesses the further advantage that it does not interfere with the tilting mechanism for the movable eyes if the latter are included in the doll in question. As shown in Fig. 3, the stem e' carrying the counterweight j whereby the eyes la areadjusted in the sockets to give the effect of a sleepin "dell, is bent so as to extend to one side o the'rod 19 and its spring 20. The fastening is of extremely simple construction and 'of maximunr eiciency -or its intended 'purpose and presents no complications in the arrangement in question manufacture of the doll, but vrather reducesV y the diculties of such manufacture to a large extent. Furthermore, with the 'fastening means hereinbefore set forth, the necessity for fishing around within the head to make the required connections for the fastening mealns as is now the case, is entirely done away wit Various changes in the ecie form`shown and described may be ma e within the scope of the claim Without dep from the spirit of theinvention.-

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